This study aimed to investigate clinician and patient preference of multimedia-enhanced radiology reports (MERRs, referred to as “multimedia” reports which automatically embed key data and images) over text-only “standard” reports, using MRI staging of prostate cancer as an exploratory pilot study. This prospective study explored opinions of MERRs using a structured questionnaire and for patients, an online discussion. Three men had MERR prepared, in addition to standard of care clinical reports. 15 clinicians and 8 patients were recruited with 5 patients completing the online discussion. The survey data was summarised with descriptive statistics. Data from the discussion was analysed using thematic analysis aided by reflexive notes. Clinicians were undecided in their preference with the median score equalling “neither prefer structured nor standard report” and the majority (8/15) preferring availability of both report styles. Patients were undecided in their preference (median score = no preference), and most would prefer availability of both report styles (7/8). Reported advantages of multimedia reports include image clarity, ability to share images for teaching, treatment planning and communication, and layout. Disadvantages included lack of summary, and for the patient arm, the potential to cause confusion if disseminated without explanation. Participants from both arms were undecided in reporting style preference; however, they highlighted multiple potential advantages of multimedia reports over standard reports, but potential to cause confusion if patients received MERR without further explanation of the content.

Trial registration

Prospectively registered with the institutional service evaluation committee SE1079.

本研究旨在调查临床医生和患者对多媒体增强放射学报告（MERR，称为自动嵌入关键数据和图像的“多媒体”报告）相对于纯文本“标准”报告的偏好，使用前列腺癌的 MRI 分期作为探索性试点研究。这项前瞻性研究使用结构化问卷和针对患者的在线讨论探讨了 MERR 的意见。除标准护理临床报告外，三名男子还准备了 MERR。招募了 15 名临床医生和 8 名患者，其中 5 名患者完成了在线讨论。调查数据采用描述性统计进行总结。通过反思性笔记辅助的主题分析对讨论数据进行了分析。临床医生尚未决定自己的偏好，中位数等于“既不喜欢结构化报告也不喜欢标准报告”，大多数人 (8/15) 更喜欢两种报告风格的可用性。患者尚未决定自己的偏好（中位数=无偏好），大多数人更喜欢两种报告样式的可用性（7/8）。据报道，多媒体报告的优点包括图像清晰度、共享教学图像的能力、治疗计划和沟通以及布局。缺点包括缺乏总结，对于患者群体来说，如果在没有解释的情况下传播，可能会引起混乱。两组参与者都未决定报告风格偏好；然而，他们强调了多媒体报告相对于标准报告的多个潜在优势，但如果患者在没有进一步解释内容的情况下收到 MERR，则可能会造成混乱。

试用注册

前瞻性地在机构服务评估委员会SE1079注册。